Guidelines for the Construction of the "Dual Carbon" Standard System in the Industrial Sector Issued
On February 21st, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Standard System in the Industrial Sector" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines"). The Guidelines have set development goals for 2025 and 2020 respectively. Among them, by 2030, a relatively complete industrial carbon peak and carbon neutrality standard system should be formed, and the development of collaborative carbon reduction, carbon emission management, and low-carbon evaluation standards should be accelerated to achieve full coverage of standards in key industries and areas, support the comprehensive peak of carbon emissions in the industrial sector, and gradually shift the focus of standardization work towards carbon neutrality goals.
The "Guidelines" mention that the framework of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality standard system includes five categories of standards: basic universal, accounting and verification, technology and equipment, monitoring, management and evaluation.
Among them, technology and equipment standards are closely related to the petrochemical industry. This type of standard also subdivides standards for different aspects such as source control, production process control, end of pipe treatment, and collaborative carbon reduction. Specifically, source control standards mainly refer to the relevant technologies and equipment for preventing, avoiding, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the source, including standards for raw/fuel substitution and renewable energy utilization, clean and low-carbon utilization of fossil fuels, low-carbon design, etc. Among them, in terms of raw material substitution, the Guidelines emphasize the need to focus on developing technical and equipment standards for the substitution of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) refrigerants, non carbonate raw materials, the utilization of renewable resources such as recycled steel raw materials, and the reuse of industrial waste such as waste plastics and rubber.
In addition, in terms of production process control standards, the Guidelines emphasize the need to focus on developing technical and equipment standards for high-value utilization of by-product hydrogen in petrochemical and chemical processes, direct cracking of crude oil to produce ethylene, low-carbon refining technology, and one-step synthesis of olefins from synthetic gas. In terms of end of pipe treatment standards, the Guidelines propose to focus on developing technical and equipment standards for carbon dioxide capture, separation, resource utilization, and storage in the industrial sector. In terms of collaborative carbon reduction standards, the focus is on developing standards for digital green collaboration, pollution reduction and carbon reduction collaboration, and industrial chain collaboration.
